FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coaches and players took another significant step in their grieving process following 24-year-old edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland's Nov. 6 death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday: returning to practice as a team.

However, the emotions are still raw. Dallas wide receiver Ryan Flournoy , a 2024 sixth-round pick who entered the league with Kneeland being the second round pick of their draft class, was shocked when he first saw the news. The two draft classmates became incredibly close with Flournoy as he and his wife Kalei went on double dates with Kneeland and his girlfriend Catalina Mancera.

"It was shocking, honestly. The bye week everybody [at] home just waking up and hearing that news is shocking, honestly. A lot of y'all know me and Ma

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